Quote Originally Posted by Duelle View Post
Keeping it as simple as possible:

PLD designed around shield blocks and cooldowns.
WAR designed around ignoring pain/mini-stoneskins with a focus on active mitigation.
DRK designed around self heals, reactive leech effects and preventative damage shields.
Warrior Designed Around DPS Tanking/Stance Dancing.
PLD Designed Around Typical Mitigation Tanking/Holy Magic/Auras.
Dark Knight Designed around Lifetap/Leeching/High Damage Melee DOTs that can be spread.